Mayor Greg Fischer today honored the work of more than 500 active volunteers of the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program, or RSVP.

"The citizens who serve as RSVP volunteers demonstrate compassion in action year round,” said Mayor Fischer. "I am grateful to them for helping to make our city stronger, and an even better place to live."

Councilman David James (D-6) will join members of the Old Louisville community on Saturday, December 10th to honor and recognize a man who help make the preserve the beauty which is now nationally recognized a great place to live

For the second year, Metro Parks and Recreation is creating a “Wish Tree” in Joe Creason Park for visitors to share their future hopes and dreams for themselves, their families and the world around them.

Louisville Sterling, LLC has purchased two city-owned historic properties at 1300-1306 Bardstown Road in the Highlands’ commercial district, with plans to open a small brewing operation and event space.

Council members Jessica Green (D-1), Mary C. Woolridge (D-3) and Kelly Downard (R-16) are supporting a petition started by the Reverend Kirk M. Bush of Harrods Creek Baptist Church, asking Wal-Mart to reconsider their recent decision to cancel plans for the new supercenter development that was planned for 18th and Broadway.

Metro Councilmembers Bill Hollander (D-9) and Cheri Bryant-Hamilton (D-5) announced today that they have introduced an ordinance relating to Louisville Metro trees.

Adoption of such an ordinance was the very first of 41 recommendations in the 2015 Louisville Urban Tree Canopy Assessment. It was also recommended by the Louisville Metro Tree Advisory Commission, after a lengthy review of ordinances in dozens of other cities, including several in Kentucky.

Councilwoman Barbara Shanklin (D-2) will take time during Thursday’s Metro Council meeting to honor the 2016 Newburg Tigers for their first ever Kentucky State Championship as a Kentucky Middle School.

Surplus spending budget includes hiring 28 additional police officers

Louisville – Councilman Bill Hollander (D-9) will hold a news conference to discuss the filing of a proposed tree ordinance for Metro Louisville that will be reviewed and discussed by the Louisville Metro Council.

The news conference is set for 10:00am on Monday, December 5th in the parking lot of the Crescent Hill Branch of the Louisville Free Public Library. The library is located at 2762 Frankfort Ave.

With the 2016 Holiday Season now underway, Councilman David James issues a holiday greeting and invitation to residents of District 6 to come out for this year’s Unity Holiday Celebration in California Leisure Park beginning at 5:00pm on Friday, December 9th.

The Department of Public Health and Wellness, with support from the Kentucky Department for Public Health, is increasing its activities to monitor and screen for syphilis.

New infectious syphilis cases in Louisville rose from 73 cases in 2014 to 89 cases by mid-November 2016. The number of reported new cases of infectious syphilis rose nationally by 19 percent between 2014 and 2015 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.